Heavy snow fell across most of New Jersey on the 24th into the 25th. The snow spread from south to north and began during the morning in the southern half of New Jersey and during the afternoon in the northern half of New Jersey. The snow changed to light rain along the immediate coast of Cape May and Atlantic Counties during the evening of the 24th. Otherwise, it fell at a fairly steady clip until it ended during the early morning on the 25th. Accumulations averaged between 3 and 7 inches in most areas. The lightest accumulations were in Warren and Sussex Counties and along the immediate southern New Jersey coast.While there have been heavier snows, the timing could not have been worse. The snow arrived too late to cancel schools and accumulated enough by the evening rush hour to cause traveling headaches. Some schools in far southern New Jersey never opened on the 24th, but most others dismissed early on the 24th. Even some businesses sent their employees home early. After school activities were cancelled. On the morning of the 25th many schools had delayed openings, but all Cumberland County schools were closed as were several schools in Atlantic and Cape May Counties. There were hundreds of weather related accidents, many were minor. Vehicles also slid off roadways. Many municipalities reported double digit accidents and included Dover Township (Ocean County), Bernards Township (Somerset County) and East Brunswick Township (Middlesex County).  A multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 295 near Burlington Township (Burlington County) blocked the southbound lanes for hours and caused a five mile traffic snarl. In Mays Landing (Atlantic County), a car slid into a pole and knocked it down. It caused power outages to 1,250 homes and businesses including the Hamilton Mall. In Monmouth County, a 10 vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway snarled travel during the evening commute. In Loch Arbour (Monmouth County), the driver of a van lost control of his vehicle and it flew into Deal Lake. A nearby resident jumped into the lake and helped rescue the driver.   Specific accumulations included 7.5 inches in Brick Township (Ocean County), 7.3 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport and South Seaville (Cape May County), 7.0 inches at the Cape May Court House (Cape May County), Clarksburg (Monmouth County) and Lawrenceville (Mercer County), 6.6 inches in West Windsor (Mercer County), 6.4 inches in Marcella (Morris County), 6.2 inches in Metuchen (Middlesex County), 6.1 inches in South River (Middlesex County), 6.0 inches in Edgewater Park (Burlington County), Skillman (Somerset County), Toms River (Ocean County) and Newport (Cumberland County), 5.9 inches in Hillsborough (Somerset County), 5.8 inches in Mount Laurel (Burlington County), Whitehouse Station (Hunterdon County) and Shamong (Burlington County),  5.7 inches in East Amwell Township (Hunterdon County), 5.6 inches in Somerdale (Camden County), 5.5 inches in Hammonton (Atlantic County) and Glassboro (Gloucester County), 5.0 inches in Absecon (Atlantic County), 4.5 inches in Millville (Cumberland County), 4.0 inches in Cape May (Cape May County), Barry Lakes (Sussex County), Blairstown (Warren County) and Hackettstown (Warren County), 3.0 inches in Wantage (Sussex County) and Hope (Warren County) and 2.0 inches in Ocean City (Cape May County)A southern stream low pressure system formed along the Gulf Coast States on the 23rd and moved northeast. It reached the Alabama/Georgia border shortly after Midnight EST on the 24th, eastern Georgia at 7 am EST on the 24th, just east of Morehead City, North Carolina at 1 p.m. EST on the 24th, about 100 miles east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina at 7 p.m. EST on the 24th and well east of the Delmarva Peninsula by the morning of the 25th. The upper air system that supported the surface low passed across the Middle Atlantic States overnight on the 24th and prolonged the snow slightly longer than would be the case given the storm track. The storm track was too far to the southeast to bring heavy snow into northwestern New Jersey.

Winter Weather in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 15:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Weather in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 15:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 11:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 07:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in EASTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 07:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in EASTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 04:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 12:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 11:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 10:30:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 13:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 11:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 10:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 13:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 08:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 07:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WESTERN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 04:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 12:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 11:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 12:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 13:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 24-FEB-05 14:00:00 to 25-FEB-05 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER